East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown
Chester County, Pennsylvania
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 13 ft
Route 30 in Downingtown is closed due to flooding. Route 322 (Brandywine Avenue) is closed between Business 30 and Boot Road due to flooding. Businesses along business Route 30, between the creek and Downing Avenue, take on water.
- 12 ft
Residential basements flood along Jefferson Avenue.
- 11 ft
Jefferson Avenue in Downingtown floods. Business Route 30 and Pennsylvania Avenue also flood.
- 9 ft
High water on the Brandywine sends backwater up Beaver Creek. Beaver Creek floods inundating parks and the Downingtown Little League fields.
- 8 ft
Dowlin Forge Road begins to flood.
- 6 ft
Open adjacent land next to the creek floods.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2021 | 19.11 ft | 10,655 cfs |
| Sep 16, 1999 | 14.79 ft | 7,200 cfs |
| Jun 28, 2006 | 14.38 ft | 6,875 cfs |
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